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B2 at San Pedro Square – Now Voyager

And finally, to finish the series on the San Pedro Square, B2 – 16 minutes walk from the Convention Center.

directions

And, no, don’t take the main entrance to the San Pedro Square for B2:

mainEntrance

 

The B2 Is actually the second door on the right, after Vino Vino,

b2

I usually drink either an expresso or the cold brew here,

coffee

 

But with space during the week (and some seating outside too):

b2space

And drinks at night

 

bar

San Pedro Square (more of)

There are several excellent alternatives for vegetarians at the San Pedro Square, a 16 min walk from the Convention Center.

 

directions

 

My personal favorite is the Impossible Burger at Konjoe, the first from the right below.

 

konjoe

 

But there are great vegetarian options in both others  (Vietnamese in the center, Nepalese in the left). I especially recommend the bryani from Urbon Momo.

There’s beer,

beer

And more beer,

moreBeer

 

Outside seating  – with special arrangements for Sharks games, of course:

outside

 

And there is vegan pizza (with tomato sauce instead of cheese) at the Pizza Bocca Lupo:

boca

 

And last but not least in my favorites, Robee’s Falafel :

 

robees

Coffee At Apple’s Visitor Center

So, this isn’t walking distrnce to the Convention Center but I assume lots of people at WWDC would like to visit it. Also the terrace of the Visitor Center was closed today, so I am hoping for it to be even better in time for WWDC visitors – you can get a nice view of the Apple Park with it’s amazing trees.

One thing that is hard to convey is how nice it smells and how pleasant it is just being outside the visitor center (and Apple Park itself) – unless you are allergic, of course.

trees

 

And you have an Apple Park mode + iPads

model

 

Ok, this is off topic, but…. iMac Pro! 

iMacPro

 

Plus Apple clothes (the store in Infinite loop also has apple clothes, or used to)

clothes

 

Finally, coffee! (My only complain: paper cups for expresso? Really??). 

 

coffee

 

Oh yeah, and it’s not walking distance or has convenient public transportation there, I am afraid (note that there is an underground parking too). But a 11 min drive (with no traffic).

map

 

Finally the coffee (double expresso):

 

coffee

Bijan Barkey

Bijan has some decent expressos (and croissants) and it’s only a 6 minutes walk to the convention center. But they don’t scale very well – Philz can handle very long lines, it’s a little slower in here. 

 

Bijan

 

Being close is both a good thing and a “crowd risk”

 

directions

There are some tables inside but a bigger space outside (and it probably won’t rain in June here)

 

inside pic

San Pedro Square (Part I)

I will return to the San Pedro Square (and street) with more details, but as an appetizer, here is a view of the street, with a glimpse of the 101 (the largest parking lot in the Bay Area) and the San Jose airport (the best way to fly to WWDC).

 

view of the san pedro street

 

I will follow up with details on some of the places here, but for now.. Sharks!

sharks poster

 

Also, the house of the first resident of San Jose

Peralta adobe

 

Good Karma

Good Karma is an amazing (small) vegan place in 1st Street, a 12 min walk to the Convention Center. Last year I did bring some (non vegetarians) friends here during WWDC and they still talk to me, so the food is ok for non vegetarians too :).

 

Directions

I just had a delicious Jamaican Je4k with Chana Masala and Kale (with quinoa) 

 

Sample to go plate

 

No boring numbers for your food here

Inside

 

But it does get crowded easily (there are some seats outside):

 

 

inside